Jan 3, 2024 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
Congratulations to Marjorie Benignos. Marjorie was chosen as the successful recipient of the PEIACSW Migrant Worker Rights Bursary. She is pursuing studies at the Academy of Learning. The $750 Migrant Worker Rights Bursary is awarded to a woman-identifying...
Jan 3, 2024 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
The selection of photos below are from the December 6, 2023 Memorial Service for Victims of Violence Against Women held at the Confederation Centre of the Arts (venue sponsor). We appreciate everyone who attended the service, watched the Zoom livestream, and...
Dec 13, 2023 | Did You Know?, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
Thank you Thank you for asking me to speak today. This is important work. I wish we didn’t need to talk about these things, but I’m honoured to be sharing with you all today. Thank you, everyone, for making attending this a priority. I want to take a moment to...
Dec 13, 2023 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
Members and staff of the Advisory Council on the Status of Women offer sincere appreciation to the many people who contributed to the 2023 Purple Ribbon Campaign Against Violence Against Women, including the December 6th Montreal Massacre Memorial Service. Once again...
Dec 6, 2023 | News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
Each year on December 6th, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada, we gather to remember and light candles for the 14 women who were murdered because of their gender at l’Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal, and the 10 women...
Oct 24, 2023 | News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
HEALING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE begins here The 2023-2024 Purple Ribbon Campaign Against Violence theme speaks to the continuing challenge of ending violence. In recent years there has been a marked increase in gender-based violence being reported. Everyone, in every...
